“The Power of the Dog”: Thomas Savage’s “Classic” Novel Becomes a Classic Film

Kodi Smit-McPhee portrays a character based on the novelist Thomas Savage.

“Although the facts are not widely known, [Thomas] Savage, though he married and had children, was himself a closeted gay man who carried on a long adulterous gay affair that he kept secret from his family. In fact, Savage and his male lover were even ‘married’ in a ‘commitment ceremony’ performed in Massachusetts.” (Montana Standard, July 7, 2013)